Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Bars

Name: Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Bars
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Ingredients: 1/2 c. butter (softened); 1/2 c. peanut butter; 2 c. brown sugar; 2 eggs; 2 tsp vanilla; 2 c. all-purpose flour; 1/4 tsp baking soda; 1 tsp salt; 1 tsp baking powder; 1 c. chocolate chips

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By: Julie Evink15 Comments

Posted: 05/03/20 Updated: 09/04/21

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Soft, Chewy Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Bars are a quick and easy cookie bar loaded with peanut butter and chocolate. They are perfect for a sweet pick me up, bake sales, pot lucks and more. Make this quick and easy dessert today!

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Imagine two classic cookie recipes combined into one easy dessert and you get these Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Bars! Don’t you just love dessert bars? I do because they’re usually one or two steps easier than making a batch of cookies – no chilling dough and no scooping. Instead, you just mix up the dough and bake it in a baking pan. These peanut butter bars are like my sugar cookie bars and monster cookie bars – a favorite cookie combo turned into a bake and slice dessert!

They are soft and chewy with lots of melted chocolate chips on top – basically amazing. They’re great for potlucks or bake sales because you can make a big batch so there’s plenty to go around.

These bars are always a hit when I make them and they disappear fast! I think you’ll want to make them, too – they’re so easy to make and so good!

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Ingredients for Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Bars

You’ll need only pantry essentials for this easy baking recipe! I love that I always have the ingredients in my house so if I need a dessert last minute I can always count on making these.

This is an Easy One Bowl Recipe!

Did I mention that yet? Nothing better than a one-bowl dessert recipe!

Start by mixing the eggs, butter, peanut butter, vanilla, and sugar together until smooth. Add the dry ingredients and mix until the dough comes together!

Spread the dough into a prepared 9×13″ baking pan and sprinkle the chocolate chips over the top.

Bake for 25 minutes at 350 degrees F. Cool the bars in the pan before slicing and serving!

Storage Tips

You can make these a day in advance, but I recommend waiting to slice them. Instead, wrap the fully cooled pan in plastic wrap and then slice them when you’re ready to serve them. This will ensure they don’t dry out.
Leftover bars will keep for up to three days at room temperature – just be sure to keep them in an airtight container.
You can also freeze the bars! Once they are cooled you can tightly wrap the entire pan and freeze it for up to three months. Just leave it out at room temperature to thaw and then slice. Or, you can wrap the individual bars and keep them in a freezer-safe bag or container.

Sometimes I make a batch of these for the family, but I freeze half of them for later! It’s easy to just take them out of the freezer a few at a time – definitely keeps me from over-indulging.

Recipe Variations

I love the peanut butter cookie bar base, but you can switch up the add-ins if you want to experiment! Here are some ideas:

Sprinkle any kind of chips over the top – milk, dark, and semi-sweet chocolate chips are all great!
You could add some peanut butter chips and mix them up with the chocolate chips.
Love white chocolate? Add some white chocolate chips!
Or, chop up some peanut butter cups to sprinkle over the top – just make sure they’re finely chopped and not in big chunks.
Love peanuts? Chop up a few of those and add them to the batter.

Are you ready to preheat your oven? You’re going to want to make a batch of these amazing bars – they never last long at our house!

More Easy Recipes to Try!

Fudgy marshmallow brownies are soft, chewy brownies topped with marshmallows and chocolate frosting!
White chocolate Frito bars are a gooey dessert that’s the perfect sweet and salty combination we all love and crave!
Banana bars topped with cream cheese frosting are so soft and tender – this one is a long-time family favorite!
Love a classic peanut butter and jelly sandwich? My Peanut Butter and Jelly Bars are a fun twist on that classic and bake up soft and chewy.

Try it and love it? Rate it, please!!!? Seriously though a five-star rating below will make my day! If you snap a photo, please be sure tag me on Instagram at @julieseatsandtreats or #julieseatsandtreats so I can see your yummy treat!!

Meet Julie Evink

I'm here to help you win in the kitchen again! Life is Busy, Life is Crazy, but that doesn't mean you can't make your family dinner! Julie's goal is to provide you with easy, family, friendly recipes that use pantry staples. Dinnertime will be stress free again!